An exhausted female green turtle dragging her approximately 100 kilo body back to the sea just after sunrise after laying about 100 eggs About 20,000 green turtles come to Oman beaches each year to lay up to 60,000 egg clutches. (at around 100 eggs per “clutch”) Here is an almost 6 minute video of one of the turtles I was blessed with the opportunity of observing while visiting the Oman Turtle Reserve at Ras Al Jinz: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Btbkq40QdlI
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